Creamed Spinach–Stuffed Salmon

Need something to make your salmon meal more appealing? This Creamed Spinach-Stuffed salmon is the way to go. Salmon is sliced a slit to form a pocket, filled with a delicious mixture of cream cheese, mozzarella, spinach, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in the pocket. It’s then seared on pan until crispy and cooked to. To best serve, it’s drizzled with butter and squeeze lemon juice on top. Who can resist? I know that I can’t.

I first tried this salmon 2 months ago at dinner at my sister’s house. She is now a full-time mom, cooking lover and blogger. She treated us with this, along with fresh lettuce salad, roasted asparagus, and white rice. Each can choose a preferred side dish to have a complete meal. I ate this spinach stuffed salmon with roasted asparagus and had a good meal. The salmon was tasty and loaded with flavors, making my taste buds satisfied. Yummy!

This creamed-spinach salmon is ready in just 35 minutes. Then, you can serve it for busy dinner of week days. It’s really worth trying. You may also serve it as a main course at weekend gathering of friends and family. Let’s check it out!

Creamed Spinach–Stuffed Salmon

Recipe by GenevaWatsonCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

Need something to make your salmon meal more appealing? This Creamed Spinach-Stuffed salmon is the way to go. Salmon is sliced a slit to form a pocket, filled with a delicious mixture of cream cheese, mozzarella, spinach, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in the pocket. It’s then seared on pan until crispy and cooked to.

Ingredients

• 4 (6-oz.) salmon fillets

• 1/2 (8-oz.) block cream cheese, softened

• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

• 1/2 cup frozen spinach, defrosted

• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

• Pinch of red pepper flakes

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

• 2 tbsp. butter

• Kosher salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

• Season salmon with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Add cream cheese, mozzarella, spinach, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes to a bowl. Whisk to combine.
• Slice a slit in each salmon to create a pocket; using a paring knife. Spoon cream cheese mixture into pockets.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add salmon, skin side down and sear for about 6 minutes, then flip over.
• Add butter and squeeze lemon juice all over. Cook until skin is crispy, 6 minutes more. Serve warm!